'Guess How Much I Love You' Craft

'Guess How Much I love You' by Sam McBratney is one of my all time favourite children's books, especially around Valentine's Day. There is nothing better than cuddling up with your child to read a story together. After reading this adorable story together why not make a little heart book about how much you love each other.

If you don't already have the story 'Guess How Much I Love You' it is a must have book for all little children. ( Get your copy here- affiliate links- UK link / US link). We have the recordable version of this book where you can record yourself reading the story for your child to play over and over. We absolutely love it but last time I checked it was unavailable in the UK. US people can get it here (US link)

"Guess home much I love you" says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his Daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can reach farther and hop higher, loves him back just as much. Well then Little Nutbrown Hare loves him right up to the moon, but thats just halfway to Big Nutbrown Hare's love for him.

We often read this story before bed. Today as we read 'Guess How Much I Love You' we talked about how much we love each other and showed each other by stretching our arms out as wide as we could.

I love you THIS much!

We made and filled in little heart zig zag books about how much we love each other.

How to make a zig zag heart book

Fold a strip of paper in half and then in half again. Use the fold marks to turn it into a zig zag book.

Fold the book up and draw a heart on the first page. Make sure the edge of the heart goes off the card (as that is what stops it falling apart)

Cut the heart out and open your book up. If you want it to stand up chop a bit off the bottom of the heart.

Write 'Guess How Much I Love You' on the front of the book. Then enjoy chatting to each other about how much you love each other and write down a few of the things that you both say.

These zig zag books would make adorable gifts for Mother's Day. What mum wouldn't want the hear how much her child loves her!

Another fun craft idea to go alongside this story would be to make an 'I love you THIS MUCH handprint craft'. We made this for Father's day last year. Simply stick two handprints to a strip of card which has been folded backwards and forwards to make a spring. On the strip of card write the message 'Daddy I Love You ..... this much ..... Happy Fathers Day'.

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